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| Before the fire storm |
The annual New Year's Eve bonfire at Ninigret Park was a crowd-pleaser. The ziggurat of construction pallets assembled by Frank Glista (his gang name is "Frankie Pallets," for obvious reasons) was set alight by Charlestown volunteer firefighters using a propane flame thrower at 5 PM.
It took a few minutes for the entire house-sized pyramid to fully catch. Once it did, the flames were spectacular (not to mention warming as the temperature started to drop). Sparks flew, but with much of the town's fire equipment and personnel on hand, there was no danger.
The fire burned for almost an hour and, I think, a good time was had by all. Money was raised to help RI-CAN and we all had a safe and enjoyable New Year's roast. Thanks, Frank! But next year, we want you to do a Gavlebocken!
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| Fire fighters get it started |
